Palettes / Colors / #EFE2BC
#EFE2BC — Pale Yellow
#EFE2BC is a yellow color we call Pale Yellow, closest to the named color Wheat (#F5DEB3). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: wheat (#F5DEB3) — not an exact match. CSS wheat gives you #F5DEB3, a different color; use #EFE2BC when you need this exact shade.
Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.
#EFE2BC is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.
Its strongest partner is its complement #BDCAEF; it also sits naturally between #EFCABD and #E3EFBD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EFE2BC |
|---|---|
| RGB | 239, 226, 188 |
| HSL | 45°, 61%, 84% |
| HSV | 45°, 21%, 94% |
| CMYK | 0%, 5%, 21%, 6% |
| XYZ | 71.87, 76.37, 58.53 |
| Yxy | 76.37, 0.3476, 0.3694 |
| CIE-Lab | 90.03, -1.52, 20.20 |
| Hunter Lab | 87.39, -1.50, 17.35 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 94% · Green 89% · Blue 74%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 21% · Key 6%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EFE2BC
.text { color: #EFE2BC; }
.background { background-color: #EFE2BC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFE2BC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 226, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(45, 61%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFE2BC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 226, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFE2BC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 226, 188, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EFE2BC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFE2BC">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EFE2BC
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #BDCAEF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.29:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.27:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EFE2BC: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFE2BC
Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #EFE2BC: ·
How #EFE2BC looks with color blindness
Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:
Closest design-system colors
The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:
Palettes with a similar color
These palettes use a close neighbour of #EFE2BC rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #EFE2BC?
#EFE2BC is Pale Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 239, 226, 188). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EFE2BC?
#EFE2BC is RGB 239, 226, 188 — HSL 45°, 61%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 5%, 21%, 6%.
What colors go with #EFE2BC?
Its complement is #BDCAEF; analogous partners are #EFCABD and #E3EFBD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EFE2BC for text?
Black text on #EFE2BC has a contrast ratio of 16.27:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.29:1.